levator anguli oris

levator anguli oris
levator an·gu·li oris -'aŋ-gyə-.lī-'ȯr-əs n a facial muscle that arises from the maxilla, inclines downward to be inserted into the corner of the mouth, and draws the lips up and back called also caninus

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  • Levator anguli oris — This article is about the muscle. For the grindcore band, see Caninus (band). Levator anguli oris Scheme showing arrangement of fibers of Orbicularis oris …   Wikipedia

  • Musculus levator anguli oris — Ursprung Maxilla Ansatz Mundwinkel Funktion …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Depressor anguli oris muscle — Depressor anguli oris Scheme showing arrangement of fibers of Orbicularis oris. (Triangularis labeled at bottom right.) …   Wikipedia

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  • Levator muscle — can refer to: * Levator scapulae muscle * Levator palpebrae superioris muscle * Levator ani * Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle * Levator veli palatini * Levator muscle of thyroid gland * Levator labii superioris * Levator anguli oris …   Wikipedia

  • anguli — see LEVATOR ANGULI ORIS * * * an·gu·li (angґgu li) [L.] genitive and plural of angulus …   Medical dictionary

  • levator muscle — ▪ anatomy       any of the muscles that raise a body part. In humans these include the levator anguli oris, which raises the corner of the mouth; the levator ani, collective name for a thin sheet of muscle that stretches across the pelvic cavity… …   Universalium

  • ORIS — ophthalmic retrobulbar injection simulator * * * oris see CANCRUM ORIS, LEVATOR ANGULI ORIS, ORBICULARIS ORIS …   Medical dictionary

  • Orbicularis oris muscle — Orbicularis coris Latin musculus orbicularis oris Gray s subject #108 384 …   Wikipedia

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